Napoleon. Illustrated Edition

When they lifted the nameless stone slab, beneath it were several more heavy slabs (two were cast from metal).

The emperor lay in four coffins, nested within each other. Thus, the English guarded him after his death…

Finally, they opened the last coffin.

In decayed clothing, covered with a decayed blue cloak with silver embroidery (he wore it at Marengo), the emperor lay completely… alive. 

He was mysteriously untouched by decay!